| ID | 081362 |
| Title Proper | Determinants of democratic successes and failures in Africa |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Berg-Schlosser, Dirk |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article, first, identifies democratic, authoritarian and 'praetorian' political system types in Africa on the basis of major current indicators. It then systematically tests a broad variety of hypotheses concerning the historical, social-structural, socio-economic, political and institutional determinants and performance characteristics of these system types. A macro-quantitative synopsis attempts to identify the most 'parsimonious' overall constellations of factors in this regard. This is supplemented by a macro-qualitative analysis of major 'conjunctural' conditions identifying the main groups of cases and their determining factors in a 'contradiction-free' manner. The conclusions point to the decisive importance of 'governance' aspects in the future |
| `In' analytical Note | European Journal of Political Research Vol. 47, No.3; May 2008: p269-306 |
| Journal Source | European Journal of Political Research Vol. 47, No.3; May 2008: p269-306 |
| Key Words | Determinants ; Governance ; Africa |